HEALTH DIGEST || Photo project

Photo project

Columbus

To celebrate Older Americans Month in May, the Ohio Department of Aging has launched its third annual Older Americans Month photo project on Facebook. All Ohioans, regardless of age, are invited to submit photos they have taken that fit the theme “Never too old to …”

From now through May 16, Ohioans can visit www.facebook.com/OhioDepartmentOfAging and post photos they have taken to the department’s timeline. Posting requires a free Facebook account, and the photos must conform to Facebook’s terms of service. Individuals also may submit their photos by mail to: Ohio Department of Aging, ATTN: Communications Division, 50 W. Broad St./9th Fl., Columbus OH 43215-3363.

Photos will not be returned, and the department reserves the right to use submitted images in its online and print publications and outreach.

Staff from the department and fans of the department’s Facebook page will vote from May 19 to 21 to determine the top three photos, which will be featured on the department’s web site for the remainder of the month. Also, the submitters of the top photos will be given the opportunity to be interviewed for an article about their photos in a future issue of the department’s Boomerang newsletter.

Wound Care Center changes location

BOARDMAN

The St. Elizabeth Boardman Wound Care Center has moved to 7010 South Ave., Suite 6, at the corner of South Avenue and Trailwood Drive. The wound care center, which specializes in providing comprehensive care for chronic, non-healing wounds, also has a new telephone number: 330-729-3175.

Prescription discounts

COLUMBUS

The Ohio Association of Physicians Assistants (OAPA), in partnership with NeedyMeds, a national nonprofit organization, is offering Ohioans a free prescription-discount card that will help decrease the cost of their medications. The discount card can be used by consumers regardless of income level or whether or not they have insurance and can save them a maximum of 80 percent off the cost of their medications, said Beth Adamson, executive director of OAPA.

To use the program, consumers show their card to the pharmacist when they pick up their prescriptions, and the pharmacist will apply the discount. The cards are available for free and can be obtained from many local physician assistants or downloaded online at www.ohiopa.com.

There is no application fee or registration process and consumers do not need to provide a medical history, Social Security number or other private information to receive the benefits.

The card is accepted at more than 61,000 pharmacies throughout the country including Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid and other regional chains and local stores.

The card may be used by consumers who have no insurance and by those who decide not to use their insurance. For example, if the drug is not covered under their plan, the co-pay or deductible is too high, the cap has been reached or if they are in the “Medicare “doughnut hole.

Bilingual mobile website launches

MIAMI, FLA.

UnitedHealthcare’s Latino Health Solutions has launched a bilingual mobile website that provides health and wellness information tailored to Hispanics’ specific cultural and language needs. The mobile website, which can be accessed by entering m.uhclatino.com on a smartphone browser, offers culturally relevant health and wellness information and tools and resources in both English and Spanish. Rather than returning to a home page to switch languages, users can toggle between English and Spanish on every page.